Preface to the First Edition, 1993
Preface to the Second Edition, 2000
1: Introduction
Part One: Drugs and the Brain
2: Neurotransmitters: The Brain's Own Drugs
3: Receptors: Locks for the Addictive Keys
4: Addictive Behaviour
5: Pain and Pleasure
6: The Seesaw Brain: "Highs" and Adaptations
7: Are Addicts Born or Made?
Part Two: The Drugs and the Addicts
8: Nicotine
9: Alcohol and Related Drugs
10: Heroin, Morphine, and Other Opiates
11: Cocaine and Amphetamines
12: Cannabis (Marijuana)
13: Caffeine
14: Hallucinogens
Part Three: Drugs and Society
15: Prevention: Just Say No?
16: Treating Addiction, Preventing Relapse
17: Three Lessons from the Street
18: Three Lessons from Abroad
19: Prohibition vs. Legalization - A False Dichotomy
20: New Strategies for Rational Drug Policy
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index
Avram Goldstein, M.D. is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, Stanford University. He is the author of Principles of Drug Action, is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is the recipient of many awards including the Franklin Medal, the Nathan B. Eddy Award, and the Sollman Award.
"A refreshingly straightforward and scientifically rigorous
consideration of a wide range of information."--Eric J. Nestler,
M.D., Cell
"Goldstein directs this readable small volume toward 'intelligent
non-experts.'.... [He] goes to great lengths to show how each class
of drugs produces its own form of addiction and why humans will go
to such great effort to take them."--Floyd Bloom, M.D., Issues in
Science and Technology
"It is written in a lively manner, is admirably logical and
systematic, and is peppered with interesting quotations and
clinical vignettes.... Deserves to be widely read."--Steven E.
Hyman, M.D.
"This book is for everyone. Clinicians, experimental psychologists,
and the ubiquitous intelligent layperson will all enjoy and learn
from this book."--Contemporary Psychology
"An essential tool to understand the biology of addiction as well
as the history, politics, and sociology of the issue. Dr. Goldstein
brings to the policy debate a powerful scientific perspective based
on decades of research backed by common sense."--General Barry R.
McCaffrey, USA (Ret.), former Director, Office of National Drug
Control Policy
"A refreshingly straightforward and scientifically rigorous
consideration of a wide range of information."--Eric J. Nestler,
M.D., Cell
"Goldstein directs this readable small volume toward 'intelligent
non-experts.'.... [He] goes to great lengths to show how each class
of drugs produces its own form of addiction and why humans will go
to such great effort to take them."--Floyd Bloom, M.D., Issues in
Science and Technology
"It is written in a lively manner, is admirably logical and
systematic, and is peppered with interesting quotations and
clinical vignettes.... Deserves to be widely read."--Steven E.
Hyman, M.D.
"This book is for everyone. Clinicians, experimental psychologists,
and the ubiquitous intelligent layperson will all enjoy and learn
from this book."--Contemporary Psychology
"An essential tool to understand the biology of addiction as well
as the history, politics, and sociology of the issue. Dr. Goldstein
brings to the policy debate a powerful scientific perspective based
on decades of research backed by common sense."--General Barry R.
McCaffrey, USA (Ret.), former Director, Office of National Drug
Control Policy
"A visionary drug abuse researcher has taken a comprehensive look
at the field, made the science accessible, and raised issues of
importance to professionals, policymakers and the general public.
This is an excellent starting point for anyone thinking seriously
about drug abuse and addiction." --Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D.,
Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of
Health
"This wonderfully readable book...shows here how science can
illuminate the many perplexities of the drug policy front lines.
And it is a text illuminated throughout by the author's humanity."
--Griffith Edwards, Editor-in-Chief, Addiction
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